Careers
We are hiring the clinical team for our Dayton outpatient program — seven roles, from peer support through clinical supervisor.
You wouldn't be joining a startup gamble. Utopia Therapeutics operates in partnership with Rogan Crosby, an Ohio behavioral health provider with state-certified programs and national accreditation — so the certified infrastructure, the supervision structure, and the clinical experience already exist. You'd be building the Dayton program on top of them, with real authority over how it's designed, rather than waiting two years for a new program to become real.
Supervision is free here, at every level. If you are a CDCA we supervise you toward your LCDC. If you are an LSW we supervise you toward your LISW. If you are an LICDC accruing hours toward the CS, we support that too. It is on the clock, documented the way the board requires, and it never comes out of your pocket.
Open roles
- Clinical Supervisor — LICDC-CS (full-time, part-time, or contract)
- Clinical Lead — LISW-S
- Substance Use Counselor & Group Lead — LICDC / LCDC III
- Outpatient Therapist — LPCC
- Outpatient Clinician — LSW
- Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant — CDCA (no degree)
- Certified Peer Recovery Supporter — PRS (no degree, no license)
Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor – Clinical Supervisor (LICDC-CS)
Clinical Supervisor, Substance Use Services
This is the seat that unlocks everything else. We will structure it however works for you — full-time clinical director, part-time, or a contracted supervisor-of-record arrangement.
What you'll do
- Serve as clinical supervisor of record for the substance use program, including the co-occurring caseload.
- Provide board clinical supervision to CDCA and licensed chemical dependency staff — one hour face-to-face per forty hours worked, documented as the board requires (date, length, content, method).
- Review and approve assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans and revisions, correspondence, and transfer and termination decisions.
- Supervise the certified treatment services the program delivers, and hold the clinical standard for how they are documented.
- Carry a clinical caseload if you want one — assessment, individual, and group are all available.
- Help us stay survey-ready: documentation standards, supervision records, and accreditation readiness.
Required
- Active, unrestricted Ohio LICDC-CS — verifiable on eLicense, no disciplinary history.
- Master's degree in a behavioral science or nursing.
- Eligible to enroll as an Ohio Medicaid rendering practitioner: holds or will obtain a Type 1 NPI, and is not listed on the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, or Ohio Medicaid exclusion lists.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check.
- Willing to execute a written clinical supervision agreement within sixty days of start, as the board requires.
Preferred
- LISW-S or LPCC-S in addition to the LICDC-CS — that combination makes you the single qualified supervisor for both our mental health and substance use lanes, and moves you to the top of the range.
- Experience supervising inside a certified, Medicaid-billing program.
- ASAM criteria, co-occurring treatment, CARF or Joint Commission survey experience.
Licensed Independent Social Worker – Supervisor (LISW-S)
Clinical Lead
What you'll do
- Carry a clinical caseload of adults with substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and co-occurring presentations — assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, individual and group therapy.
- Serve as clinical supervisor of record for dependently-licensed and trainee clinical staff: review and approve assessments, diagnoses, treatment plans and revisions, correspondence, and transfer and termination decisions.
- Provide board-approved training supervision toward independent licensure for our LSW staff.
- Shape the clinical backbone of the Dayton program — intake and assessment workflow, treatment planning standards, documentation standards, and clinical policy.
- Document to Medicaid and accreditation standards in our electronic health record.
Required
- Active, unrestricted Ohio LISW with the Supervision (S) designation — verifiable on eLicense, no disciplinary history.
- Two or more years of post-independent-licensure clinical experience in behavioral health.
- Documented area of competence in substance use disorders — training, continuing education, or supervised experience.
- Eligible to enroll as an Ohio Medicaid rendering practitioner: holds or will obtain a Type 1 NPI, and is not listed on the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, or Ohio Medicaid exclusion lists.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check.
Preferred
- LICDC-CS in addition to the LISW-S. This makes you the single qualified supervisor for our co-occurring program and moves you to the top of the range.
- Experience with a program going through CARF or Joint Commission accreditation.
- ASAM criteria, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care.
Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) / LCDC III
Substance Use Counselor & Group Lead
LCDC III counts here. An LCDC III renders the same services at the same rate as an LICDC, so if you hold the bachelor's-level license we want to talk — and we will support your path to the LICDC.
What you'll do
- Serve as the licensed rendering practitioner of record for assigned intensive outpatient group cohorts, holding the required practitioner-to-patient ratio.
- Complete alcohol and drug assessments and ASAM level-of-care determinations; diagnose substance use conditions within your scope.
- Deliver individual counseling and family sessions as clinically indicated.
- Author and maintain individualized treatment plans, ongoing reviews, discharge and continuing-care plans.
- Document same day. Every note must independently support the level of care billed.
- Provide clinical supervision of substance use counseling to assigned CDCA staff as delegated, within your scope.
- Coordinate care with recovery housing, transportation, prescribers, probation, and referral sources — honoring client freedom of choice on every referral.
Required
- Current, unrestricted Ohio LICDC or LCDC III — verifiable on eLicense, no disciplinary history.
- Master's degree (LICDC) or bachelor's degree (LCDC III) in a behavioral science or nursing.
- Eligible to enroll as an Ohio Medicaid rendering practitioner and affiliate to the agency before rendering billable services.
- Clean OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, and Ohio Medicaid exclusion screen.
- Group facilitation experience with adult substance use populations.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check.
Preferred
- LICDC-CS, or actively accruing clinical supervisory hours toward it — we will support that path.
- Co-occurring and dual-diagnosis experience; ASAM criteria proficiency.
- Comfort working alongside medication-assisted treatment prescribers.
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
Outpatient Therapist
What you'll do
- Carry an outpatient caseload of adults: diagnostic assessment, individual psychotherapy, and group therapy for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring presentations.
- Develop and revise treatment plans; coordinate care with community partners.
- Document to Medicaid and accreditation standards in our electronic health record.
- Help shape clinical workflows and policy for a growing program.
Required
- Active, unrestricted Ohio LPCC — verifiable on eLicense, no disciplinary history.
- Documented area of competence in substance use disorders if carrying substance use clients.
- Eligible to enroll as an Ohio Medicaid rendering practitioner: holds or will obtain a Type 1 NPI, and is not listed on the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, or Ohio Medicaid exclusion lists.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check.
Preferred
- LPCC-S (supervision designation) — top of the range.
- LICDC or another chemical-dependency credential in addition to the LPCC.
- ASAM criteria, motivational interviewing, CBT/DBT, group facilitation.
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
Outpatient Clinician
Your supervision hours are on us. Most LSWs pay out of pocket for the training supervision that gets them to the LISW. Ours is in house, on the clock, and free to you — that is real money back in your pocket every month you work here.
What you'll do
- Carry an outpatient caseload of adults under clinical supervision — assessment, individual counseling, and group.
- Contribute to treatment plans and reviews; coordinate care with community partners, recovery housing, and referral sources.
- Document to Medicaid and accreditation standards in our electronic health record.
- Meet regularly with your clinical supervisor, who reviews and approves your assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans.
Required
- Active, unrestricted Ohio LSW — verifiable on eLicense, no disciplinary history.
- Eligible to enroll as an Ohio Medicaid rendering practitioner: holds or will obtain a Type 1 NPI, and is not listed on the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, or Ohio Medicaid exclusion lists.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check.
Preferred
- Working toward your LISW — say so, that is the point of this role.
- CDCA or documented substance use experience.
- Group facilitation, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care.
Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA)
Substance Use Services
No degree required, and your board supervision is free. Ohio requires one hour of clinical supervision for every forty hours you work — most people have to go find that themselves. Here it is built into the job, documented properly, and it counts toward your LCDC II or III.
What you'll do
- Co-facilitate and facilitate substance use group counseling, including intensive outpatient groups, under clinical supervision.
- Deliver individual substance use counseling within your scope.
- Provide case management — the practical work that keeps people in treatment: benefits, transportation, housing, court and probation coordination.
- Complete drug screens and the documentation that goes with them.
- Write your notes the same day, to the standard your supervisor sets.
- Meet weekly with your clinical supervisor; your assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans are reviewed and approved by them.
Required
- Ohio CDCA (Preliminary or Renewable) — or you have completed the required training hours and your application is submitted. Tell us where you are in the process.
- No degree required.
- Not listed on the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, or Ohio Medicaid exclusion lists; able to obtain a Type 1 NPI.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check.
Preferred
- Working toward your LCDC II or LCDC III — we will supervise you toward it.
- Lived recovery experience, and the boundaries to work alongside it professionally.
- Group facilitation experience; comfort with an electronic health record.
Certified Peer Recovery Supporter (PRS)
Peer Support Services
Your recovery is the qualification. This is not an entry-level version of a counselor job — it is its own discipline, and it is the one role on this page where having been through it yourself is the thing we are hiring for. No degree, no clinical license.
What you'll do
- Work one-to-one with adults in treatment — building trust, setting recovery goals in their words, and walking alongside them rather than directing them.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate peer support groups.
- Do the engagement work that decides whether treatment sticks: reaching out when someone misses, re-connecting people who have drifted, and being a reachable human on a hard day.
- Connect people to what treatment alone doesn't fix — housing, benefits, transportation, employment, and the community recovery supports you already know.
- Share your own experience purposefully and appropriately, with the boundaries that keep it useful.
- Document your contacts to program standards, and meet regularly with your supervisor.
Required
- Ohio Peer Recovery Supporter certification — or you are eligible and willing to complete the state training and exam. We will support you through it.
- Lived experience of recovery from a substance use or mental health condition, or as a family member of someone in recovery.
- Sustained personal recovery, and the self-awareness to work around other people's active use without it costing you yours.
- No degree and no clinical license required.
- Not listed on the OIG LEIE, SAM.gov, or Ohio Medicaid exclusion lists.
- Able to pass an Ohio BCI & FBI background check. A record does not automatically rule you out — some offenses are disqualifying under Ohio law and many are not. Ask us before you rule yourself out.
Preferred
- Already certified, or previously worked as a peer supporter, recovery coach, or house manager.
- Working toward your CDCA — this is a natural on-ramp and we supervise toward it.
- Real roots in the Dayton-area recovery community.
What we offer
- A founding seat on the Dayton program — with an established, certified provider behind it.
- Clinical supervision provided in house, at no cost to you, toward whatever your next credential is.
- Pay set above the market rate for your credential — fixed, with no productivity fee-splitting and no percentage-of-collections arrangements.
- A modern behavioral health EHR with ambient documentation support available.
- Direct access to the Executive Director. No layers.
How to apply
Email your resume to careers@utopiatherapeutics.org. Tell us which role, and include your Ohio license or certificate number so we can verify it on eLicense before we talk. If you are still working toward a credential, say where you are in the process — that is not a disqualifier for the CDCA and LSW roles.
Utopia Therapeutics LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Please do not include medical or health information in your application.